Under our statue requiring that a petition disclose whether there are any children
under ages of 16, making it obligatory upon the court to make such orders respecting
custody and support as is best for the child or children, is an attorney guilty of
unethical conduct who knowingly withholds from the court in a divorce case knowledge that
the wife is pregnant?

Opinion

It is the unanimous opinion of the committee that this information should be disclosed.
A majority of the members expressed the view that the failure to make this disclosure
would be a violation of Texas Canons 1 and 19. Several were also of the opinion that
failure to disclose this information would be in violation of American Bar Canons 1 and
15. Two members thought a failure to disclose this information would violate American Bar
Canon 22, and two members expressed the view that Article 4639A of the Revised Civil
Statutes of Texas would require this information to be disclosed regardless of any Canon.
(10-0).